JAMB TO ABANDON FINGERPRINT FOR NEW VERIFICATION TECH – OLOYEDE

The
Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq
Oloyede has revealed plans by the agency to dump using finger print for
accreditation of candidates participating in its annual examination for a new
technology.

Oloyede
made the disclosure while conducting an on-the-spot assessment of the ongoing
UTME on Thursday at the JKK Computer Based Test (CBT) centre in Lagos.

According
to the JAMB Registrar, many Nigerians are criminally-innovative. He said
despite effort put in place by the examination body to stem incidences of
impersonation and cheating in the exams, many candidates, CBT centre owners and
even parents still find ways to beat the system.

He
expressed worry that about 70 percent of the private CBT centres engage in
fraud, but that, henceforth measures would be put in place to stem cheating.

“But
as they try to beat us, we are there before them. We have seen many people you
would call eminent Nigerians who are school owners, centre owners and even with
PhD qualifications, who are engaging in fraudulent practices. It is shocking
and embarrassing too. But JAMB is far ahead of them.

“It
is sad to note that many parents are bunch of disappointments. In their efforts
to cheat the system, many were discovered to have engaged the services of
fraudulent operators who in turn engage the CBT owners for candidates’
registration. In the process, problems arose. Many have been arrested and more
may still be arrested.

“As
long as we are here, the sanctity and integrity of our examination will be
protected. All the private CBT centres where the issues have been identified
with won’t be accredited by JAMB,” Oloyede said.

The
JAMB Registrar also disclosed that so far, a total of 1,648,429 candidates have
sat for the 2017 examination as at Wednesday and that the results of 1,048,914
candidates have even been released